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Waste basket used by Sarah E. Wright

ca. 1969

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A cylindrical wastebasket made out of woven plant fibers.

Catalog date
ca. 1969
Recorded places
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Black interiors; Domestic life; Literature

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2011.29.5

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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